Cooking Light Apple Cake Food

APPLE-CINNAMON COFFEECAKE/COFFEE CAKE (COOKING LIGHT)

Steps:

• To prepare cake, lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg, stirring with a whisk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in apple. Pour batter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• To prepare streusel, combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter.
• Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack before serving. Serve warm.

COOKING LIGHT APPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Melt corn syrup and butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; remove from heat. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and pecans; arrange apple slices spokelike over brown sugar mixture, working from center of skillet to edge.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, flaxseed meal, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar, rind, vanilla, and eggs, stirring with a whisk. Beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Add whole egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Gently fold in egg white mixture.
• Spoon batter over apples. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan with a knife. Place a plate upside down on top of cake. Invert cake onto plate. Cut into wedges. Serve with whipped cream. Garnish with cinnamon, if desired.

LIGHT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Turn on the oven to 180°C - 350°F Line a square baking pan with baking paper.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form, using the hand electric mixer. Gradually add the sugar and beat until it's well combined. Add oil and continue to beat until it's fluffy and white cream.
• Turn off the electric mixer. Sift the flour with the baking powder upon the egg white mixture. Stir gently with the wooden spoon until it's completely combined.
• Peel, core and slice the apple. Arrange the fruit slices on the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with all spice. If desired you can now cover the apple with sliced almonds.
• Drop batter over the apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven about 30-35 min, or until a toothpick insered in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow to rest about 10 minutes on a wire rack, then remove from the pan. Slice into squares and dust with confectioners' sugar.

LIGHT AUTUMN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients and walnuts, if using, in a mix bowl.
• Add apples, egg white and oil.
• Stir well.
• This will be a very thick batter.
• Spray square baking pan (8 x 8 inch or 9 x 9) with nonstick spray.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

JEWISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and brown sugar until blended. Add eggs and egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the applesauce, orange juice, oil and vanilla; beat until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder; add to egg mixture and mix well. In a bowl, toss the apples, walnuts, cinnamon and remaining sugar., Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray and dust with flour. Spoon a third of the batter into prepared pan. Top with half of the apple mixture. Top with another third of the batter and the remaining apple mixture. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHUNKY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (batter will be stiff). Stir in apples until well combined., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned and springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 30 minutes before serving., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Gradually add cream. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Serve with cake.